Is it just me, or do parents have a bad rap?
My own mom must just be extra cool, but I love hanging out with her. Just the other day, we were taking our dog on a walk together. We were talking, enjoying the scenery, and having a generally good time, but I could feel the eyes on us. One kid laughed, -literally laughed and pointed!- as we passed by. I might just be paranoid, but I feel like it wasn't a coincidence.

Then, later that day, we were at the mall. I stumbled across a couple of people from school (I wouldn't say friends necessarily...) but I waved regardless. One of them waved back, while the others just gave me the "jock nod". I nodded at my mom and headed over to talk to them, maybe ask a question about homework, nothing much really. But all three steered around me and went the other way. They clearly thought they were too cool to talk to me. I felt slightly miffed, they had gone out of their way to avoid me! My mom noticed this, and being quite protective, waved energetically. She shouted across the mall, "Hey! Don't you know those kids? Hi!!" All three kids gave me a horrified look and stumbled away as fast as they could possibly go without being caught by the mall cops.

I gave my mom a single look and we both fell into stitches. I laughed until my stomach hurt and tears streamed down my face. We had to stop in the food court and sit down. People from every side got up and left because we were making too much noise. I have never felt so proud of my mother in my life.

These are only a few examples. We have been out on countless occasions where my mom was the highlight of the trip. This makes me wonder, does everyone else really hate their parents, or do they just act like it? The world may never know...